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recognition

[rek-uhg-nish-uhn]

noun

  1. an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.

  2. the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.

  3. the perception of something as existing or true; realization.

  4. the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration.

    the recognition of a claim.

  5. the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.

    Synonyms: ,
  6. the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation.

    This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability.

  7. formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.

  8. acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention.

    The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored.

  9. Psychology.the act or process of retrieving information previously encoded and stored in memory, when cued with the targeted information itself.

    The paper studies the effect of storytelling on English learners’ recognition of vocabulary words.

  10. International Law.an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.

  11. the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, especially a computer or computerized device.

  12. Biochemistry.the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.



recognition

/ ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən, rɪˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /

noun

  1. the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized

  2. acceptance or acknowledgment of a claim, duty, fact, truth, etc

  3. a token of thanks or acknowledgment

  4. formal acknowledgment of a government or of the independence of a country

  5. an instance of a chairman granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

recognition

  1. In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that a foreign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • recognitional adjective
  • recognitive adjective
  • recognitory adjective
  • prerecognition noun
  • unrecognitory adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recognition1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recognicion, either from Old French or directly from Latin 𳦴DzԾپō- (stem of 𳦴DzԾپō ), equivalent to recognit(us) (past participle of 𳦴Dzō; recognize ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recognition1

C15: from Latin 𳦴DzԾپō , from recognoscere to know again, from re- + cognoscere to know, ascertain
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The anointment of Sir David Beckham is a moment of establishment recognition three decades in the making.

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Ms Dane described it as an "emerging global public health issue" and called for more recognition, funding and research to ensure the education and early identification of at-risk individuals.

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Officials have talked about how the process of identifying bodies has been extremely challenging - and is being carried out in small batches - as most of the remains have been charred beyond recognition.

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A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.

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He becomes an MBE in recognition of services to literature and culture.

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